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Creating
a quality model for dietary supplements
January 1999
In
order to strengthen both the fact and perception of quality in dietary
supplements, an integrated, elaborated model based on science, broad-based
participation and sustainable action is required. The topical areas
outlined below begin to define the content of such a model and are
offered for your comment.
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Centralized,
accessible clinical data relating to both individual and summary
studies and proof of efficacy.
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Publication
of production and distribution standards based either on pharmacological
practice or a generally agreed-upon alternative.
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Development
of uniform testing standards and protocols.
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Creation
of a standards-setting agency, the domestic equivalent of an
International Standards Organization (ISO), to reconcile and
promote supplement production standards through publications
and audits.
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Creation
of a National Dietary Supplements Quality Institute whose mission
is to develop and promote quality testing through certified
independent laboratories.
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The
calling of a congress (The Dietary Supplement Quality Congress)
chartered as a process-based organization whose mission is to
provide both a forum and legislative body for academic and professional
oversight of scientific research and technical application of
dietary supplements.
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More
about standards & regulations:
Industry
standards
Creating
a quality model for dietary supplements
Different
types of standards
Pros
and cons of standards
Competing
standards
Testing
products for quality
Dosage
recommendations
Good
manufacturing practices (GMPs)
Self-regulatory
quality standards
Government
regulations
FDA
safety monitoring
Federal
Trade Commision (FTC)
State
laws
Health
benefit claims
RDA,
DV, and other recommended intake values
Funding
of research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Possible
future FDA regulations
Possible
future Codex regulations
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